2019–20 Taça da Liga

2019–20 Taça da Liga
Allianz Cup
Tournament details
CountryPortugal
Dates27 July 2019 – 25 January 2020
Teams34
Final positions
ChampionsBraga (2nd title)
Runner-upPorto
Tournament statistics
Matches played45
Goals scored106 (2.36 per match)
Attendance192,830 (4,285 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ricardo Horta
Soares
(4 goals each)

The 2019–20 Taça da Liga was the thirteenth edition of the Taça da Liga (also known as Allianz Cup for sponsorship reasons), a football league cup competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the top two professional tiers of Portuguese football – the Primeira Liga and the LigaPro. It began on 27 July 2019 and concluded with the final in Braga on 25 January 2020,[1][2] between Braga and Porto.

Sporting CP, who had won the previous two titles, were eliminated by Braga in the semi-finals. In a rematch of the 2013 final, Braga defeated Porto 1–0 to earn its second title. Porto lost their fourth consecutive league cup final, after appearances in the 2010, 2013, and 2019 finals.

Format

Ten teams placed 4th–15th in the 2018–19 LigaPro (reserve teams from Primeira Liga clubs are excluded) and the two teams promoted to the 2019–20 LigaPro take part in the first round; one-legged ties with no extra-time were played between twelve teams.

In the second round, the six teams advancing from the previous round are joined by the fourteen teams placed 5th–18th in the 2018–19 Primeira Liga, by the three teams promoted to 2019–20 Primeira Liga and the team placed 3rd in the 2018–19 LigaPro. Again, one-legged ties with no extra-time were played between twenty-four teams.

The third round features the twelve teams advancing from the previous round and the four best-placed teams in the 2018–19 Primeira Liga. The sixteen teams were drawn into four groups that are contested in a single round-robin schedule, with each team playing at least one game at home.

The four group winners qualify for the knockout phase, which features single-legged ties, again with no extra-time being played. The semi-finals and final are played at a neutral venue, set to be in Braga until 2020.[1][3]

Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First round
(12 teams)
Second round
(24 teams)
  • 6 winners from the first round
Third round
(16 teams)
  • 12 winners from the second round
Semi-finals
(4 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the third round
Final
(2 teams)
  • 2 winners from the semi-finals

Tiebreakers

In the third round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are tied on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

  1. highest goal difference in all group matches;
  2. highest number of scored goals in all group matches;
  3. lowest average age of all players fielded in all group matches (sum of the ages of all fielded players divided by the number of fielded players).

In all other rounds, teams tied at the end of regular time contest a penalty shootout to determine the winner. No extra-time is played.

Teams

Thirty-four teams competing in the two professional tiers of Portuguese football for the 2019–20 season are eligible to participate in this competition. For teams that were either promoted or related, the final position in the previous league season determines in which round they enter the competition.

Third round (Primeira Liga)
Benfica (1st) Porto (2nd) Sporting CP (3rd) Braga (4th)
Second round (Primeira Liga and LigaPro)
Vitória de Guimarães (5th) Moreirense (6th) Rio Ave (7th) Boavista (8th)
Belenenses SAD (9th) Santa Clara (10th) Marítimo (11th) Portimonense (12th)
Vitória de Setúbal (13th) Aves (14th) Tondela (15th) Chaves (R1)
Nacional (R1) Feirense (R1) Paços de Ferreira (P1) Famalicão (P1)
Gil Vicente (P1) Estoril (3rd)
First round (LigaPro)
Académica (5th) Sporting da Covilhã (6th) Leixões (7th) Penafiel (8th)
Farense (10th) Académico de Viseu (11th) Oliveirense (12th) Cova da Piedade (13th)
Mafra (14th) Varzim (15th) Casa Pia (P2) Vilafranquense (P2)
Key
  • Nth: League position in the 2018–19 season
  • P1: Promoted to the Primeira Liga
  • P2: Promoted to the LigaPro
  • R1: Relegated to the LigaPro

Schedule

Round Draw date Match date(s) Teams Fixtures
First round 5 July 2019 27–28 July 2019 34 → 28 6
Second round 3 & 5 August 2019 28 → 16 12
Third round Matchday 1 3 September 2019 25–26 September, 5 & 13 October, 16 November 2019 16 → 4 24
Matchday 2 4–5 October, 7 October, 3–5 December 2019
Matchday 3 21–22 December 2019
Final four Semi-finals 21–22 January 2020 4 → 2 2
Final 25 January 2020 2 → 1 1

First round

The twelve non-reserve teams competing in the 2019–20 LigaPro entered the competition in this round. Twelve teams were paired against each other for six single-legged ties. The draw took place on 5 July 2019, and the matches were played on 27 and 28 July 2019. Games tied at the end of regular time were decided by a penalty shootout with no extra-time being played. The first team drawn in each fixture played at home.

27 July 2019 Académica 1–1
(4–3 p)
FarenseCoimbra
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
  • Reko 89'
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Attendance: 1,533
Referee: João Gonçalves
Penalties
28 July 2019 Oliveirense 2–1MafraVila Nova de Gaia[B]
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio Dr. Jorge Sampaio[B]
Attendance: 364
Referee: Sérgio Guelho
28 July 2019 Penafiel 1–0Académico de ViseuPenafiel
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril
Attendance: 501
Referee: André Castro

Notes:

  1. ^ a b The match was originally scheduled to be played in a temporary home stadium in Mafra, due to renovation works at Casa Pia's Estádio Pina Manique.[4]
  2. ^ a b The match was originally scheduled to be played in a temporary home stadium, Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, due to renovation works at Oliveirense's Estádio Carlos Osório. However, it was later decided it would be played in Vila Nova de Gaia.[5]

Second round

In the second round, the six first-round winners joined the fourteen teams ranked 5th–18th in the 2018–19 Primeira Liga, the team ranked 3rd in the 2018–19 LigaPro and the three teams promoted to the 2018–19 Primeira Liga. Twenty-four teams were paired against each other for twelve single-legged ties. The draw took place on 5 July 2019, and the matches were played on 3 and 5 August 2019. Games tied at the end of regular time were decided by a penalty shootout with no extra-time being played. The first team drawn in each fixture played at home.

3 August 2019 Casa Pia 2–0BoavistaMafra[A]
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Parque Municipal de Mafra[A]
Attendance: 436
Referee: Rui Oliveira
3 August 2019 Leixões1–2 Marítimo Matosinhos
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio do Mar
Attendance: 1,380
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
3 August 2019 Penafiel 1–0TondelaPenafiel
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril
Attendance: 573
Referee: António Nobre
3 August 2019 Vitória de Setúbal 1–0MoreirenseSetúbal
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 3,341
Referee: João Bento
3 August 2019 Belenenses SAD0–1 Santa Clara Oeiras
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 1,107
Referee: Gustavo Correia
3 August 2019 Gil Vicente 3–2AvesVila das Aves[B]
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Aves[B]
Attendance: 1,271
Referee: Iancu Vasilica
3 August 2019 Portimonense 2–0AcadémicaPortimão
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 1,985
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
3 August 2019 Rio Ave 6–1OliveirenseVila do Conde
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 1,551
Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Notes:

  1. ^ a b The match was originally scheduled to be played in a temporary home stadium in Mafra, due to renovation works at the Casa Pia's Estádio Pina Manique.[4]
  2. ^ a b The match was originally scheduled to be played in Gil Vicente's home stadium, Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. However, due to renovation works, it was later decided it would be hosted by Aves.[6]

Third round

In the third round, the twelve second-round winners joined the four top-ranked teams from the 2018–19 Primeira Liga: Benfica (1st), Porto (2nd), Sporting CP (3rd) and Braga (4th). These sixteen teams were drawn into four groups of four, each group containing one of the four top-ranked Primeira Liga teams. Group matches were played in a single round-robin schedule, ensuring that each team played at least one match at home.[3]

For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their league position in the previous season, with the teams participating in the 2018–19 Primeira Liga being seeded higher regardless of any relegation. The draw took place on 3 September 2019, and the matches were played between 25 September and 21 December 2019. The fixtures and match dates were decided by an additional draw.[3]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRA PAÇ MAR PEN
1 Braga 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Advance to knockout phase 2–1
2 Paços de Ferreira 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4 1–4 1–1
3 Marítimo 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2 0–0
4 Penafiel 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 1–3 1–2
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
5 October 2019 Paços de Ferreira 1–1 Marítimo Paços de Ferreira
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel
Attendance: 975
Referee: Manuel Mota
7 October 2019 Penafiel 1–3 Braga Penafiel
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril
Attendance: 1,103
Referee: Cláudio Pereira
13 October 2019 Braga 2–1 Marítimo Braga
15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 5,041
Referee: Nuno Almeida
13 October 2019 Penafiel 1–2 Paços de Ferreira Penafiel
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril
Attendance: 522
Referee: Iancu Vasilica
21 December 2019 Marítimo 0–0 Penafiel Funchal
15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 1,586
Referee: Iancu Vasilica
22 December 2019 Paços de Ferreira 1–4 Braga Paços de Ferreira
17:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel
Attendance: 2,472
Referee: Luís Godinho

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GUI BEN SET SCC
1 Vitória de Guimarães 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Advance to knockout phase 3–0
2 Benfica 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 0–0
3 Vitória de Setúbal 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2 0–2 2–2
4 Sporting da Covilhã 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2 1–1 1–1
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
25 September 2019 Benfica 0–0 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 37,507
Referee: Rui Costa
5 October 2019 Sporting da Covilhã 1–1 Vitória de Setúbal Covilhã
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José dos Santos Pinto
Attendance: 1,014
Referee: Gustavo Correia
3 December 2019 Sporting da Covilhã 1–1 Benfica Covilhã
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José dos Santos Pinto
Attendance: 2,678
Referee: Rui Oliveira
4 December 2019 Vitória de Setúbal 0–2 Vitória de Guimarães Setúbal
18:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 1,736
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
21 December 2019 Vitória de Setúbal 2–2 Benfica Setúbal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 4,084
Referee: Manuel Oliveira

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPO RAV PTM GIL
1 Sporting CP 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Advance to knockout phase 1–2
2 Rio Ave 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 0–1
3 Portimonense 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4 2–4 1–1
4 Gil Vicente 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3 0–2 1–2
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
25 September 2019 Gil Vicente 1–2 Portimonense Barcelos
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 765
Referee: Carlos Xistra
26 September 2019 Sporting CP 1–2 Rio Ave Lisbon
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 12,656
Referee: Manuel Mota
5 October 2019 Portimonense 1–1 Rio Ave Portimão
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
4 December 2019 Gil Vicente 0–2 Sporting CP Barcelos
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 3,202
Referee: Rui Costa
21 December 2019 Portimonense 2–4 Sporting CP Portimão
17:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 3,499
Referee: João Pinheiro
21 December 2019 Rio Ave 0–1 Gil Vicente Vila do Conde
17:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 1.564
Referee: André Narciso

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR CHA CAS STC
1 Porto 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to knockout phase 1–0
2 Chaves 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6 2–4 1–0
3 Casa Pia 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 0–3 0–1
4 Santa Clara 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0 1–2
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
25 September 2019 Porto 1–0 Santa Clara Porto
21:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 25,004
Referee: António Nobre
4 October 2019 Chaves 1–0 Santa Clara Chaves
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves
Attendance: 1,164
Referee: André Narciso
16 November 2019 Casa Pia 0–1 Chaves Lisbon
15:00 WEST (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Pina Manique
Attendance: 353
Referee: Cláudio Pereira
5 December 2019 Casa Pia 0–3 Porto Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Pina Manique
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Vítor Ferreira
22 December 2019 Santa Clara 1–2 Casa Pia Ponta Delgada
14:00 AZOT (UTC−01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 379
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
22 December 2019 Chaves 2–4 Porto Chaves
19:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves
Attendance: 5,276
Referee: Carlos Xistra

Knockout phase

The knockout phase was contested as a final-four tournament by the four third-round group winners in one-legged semi-finals and final. All matches were played in a single venue, decided before the competition starts. As in the first and second round, games tied at the end of regular time were decided by a penalty shootout with no extra-time being played.[3]

The first semi-final was played between the winners of Groups A (Braga) and C (Sporting CP), while the second between Group B (Vitória de Guimarães) and D (Porto) winners. Groups A and B winners (Braga and Vitória de Guimarães, respectively) were designated as the "home" teams (for administrative purposes) in their semi-final clashes as was the winner of the first semi-final in the final. If the team that played at home in the appointed neutral stadium was still in competition, in this case Braga, they would be designated the home team regardless of which group or semi-final they played.[3]

All matches were played at Estádio Municipal de Braga, in Braga, with the semi-finals played on 21 and 22 January, and the final on 25 January 2020.[2]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 January – Estádio Municipal de Braga
 
 
Braga2
 
25 January – Estádio Municipal de Braga
 
Sporting CP1
 
Braga1
 
22 January – Estádio Municipal de Braga
 
Porto0
 
Vitória de Guimarães1
 
 
Porto2
 

Semi-finals

Braga2–1Sporting CP
Report
Attendance: 10,047
Referee: Nuno Almeida

Vitória de Guimarães1–2Porto
Report
Attendance: 13,107
Referee: Jorge Sousa

Final

Braga1–0Porto
Report
Attendance: 23,794
Referee: Luís Godinho

References

  1. ^ a b "Allianz CUP sagrará Campeão de Inverno em 2019" [Allianz CUP will honor the Winter Champion in 2019] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Sorteio com os 'grandes' a 3 de setembro" [Draw with the 'biggest' on 3rd September]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Regulamento das competições organizadas pela Liga Portugal" [Regulations of the competitions organized by Liga Portugal] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Casa Pia: Pina Manique só vai ter retoques" [Casa Pia: Pina Manique will only have retouchings]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Oliveirense joga com o Mafra em Gaia" [Oliveirense plays Mafra in Gaia]. zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Taça da Liga joga-se nas Aves" [League Cup will be played at Aves]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.